Etymology of the English word defoliate
the English word
defoliatederived from the Late Latin word
defoliatioderived from the Medieval Latin word
defoliarederived from the Late Latin word
folium (leaf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of defoliate in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
